Police said a surveillance camera recorded two unknown males approaching the trash bin. A third unknown male carrying a black-and-white Pit Bull mix then walked to the bin and threw the dog inside. One of the suspects closed the lid.

The suspects sped away in a gray or white four-door sports utility vehicle.

The general manager at the business heard a dog barking on the property when he got to work later that morning. He looked in the trash bin and spotted the pooch.

The manager contacted the South Gessner Pet Clinic and a clinic employee rescued the dog. A veterinarian at the clinic examined it. Police did not release information about the canine's condition but said the dog was later adopted.

No descriptions of the suspects were available.

Anyone with information about the suspects' identities or the dog is urged to contact the HPD Major Offenders Division at 713-308-3100 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.